General
The upholstery is important for the students who are studying on furniture framework and upholstery field. It is a component of sitting furnitures. You will gain the skills and knowledge of what is spring (zigzag and spiral) upholstering, battenboard and how to do the production preparations of a designed product, organize the workplace for upholstering, do hard upholstering on a plate and girt.
Battenboard is the bottom side of a sitting furniture. It is closed and invisible in general. However, it is the most important part of a sitting furniture.
Durability is one of the most important topic on sitting furnitures besides aesthetics and ergonomics.
Unsprung upholstering is the most used upholstery technique. Since it is the easiest and the cheapest technique, unsprung upholstering is the most favourite and common upholstery technique. Unsprung upholstering has an area of usage from a simple workshop to a big factory. From this perspective, we can say the unsprung upholstering is the basic application of this field. Spring upholstering is also common nowadays. Especially in indoor, spring furnitures are preferred for sitting, sleeping and relaxing.
This module will try to bring you the knowledge and skills of preparation of a designed product, preparing battenboard, doing hard upholstering on a plate and girt, spring (zigzag and spiral) upholstering. The information you learn in school could be insufficient. As much as you practice this module, your upholstery skills will grow and you will make better quality furnitures. The more you practice, the more your skills and knowledge improve.